How the keto diet became popular as a treatment for epilepsy

How do you practically treat epilepsy with a keto diet? How did the low-carb high-fat way of eating become so mainstream among neurologists? And what can you do to prevent potential side effects?

Listen to this presentation by neurologist Dr. Eric H. Kossoff from Low Carb Breckenridge conference to get the answers to these questions.

Watch a new part of the presentation above, where he talks about how the general view on the keto diet as treatment for epilepsy has changed over time (transcript). The full video is available (with captions and transcript) with a free trial or membership:

How to formulate a low-carb keto diet48:32Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.

"I'll do this or I'm going to die trying"19:23Kristie Sullivan struggled with her weight for her whole life in spite of trying every diet imaginable, but then she finally lost a 120 pounds and improved her health on a keto diet.

Keto and fast food10:28Can you get low-carb food at fast-food restaurants? Ivor Cummins and Bjarte Bakke went to a number of fast-food restaurants to find out.

A ketogenic diet and fewer vegetables17:26Should you NOT eat your vegetables? An interview with psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede.

Facing the global mental health crisis32:41How should we eat to fight the global mental health crisis?

Is fear of protein the new fear of fat?35:03Could protein restriction on a low-carb or keto diet cause problems?

Eating keto to survive cancer28:51Audra Wilford on the experience of using a ketogenic diet as part of treating her son Max’s brain tumor.

Challenging The Dogma16:47Dr. Priyanka Wali tried a ketogenic diet and felt great. After reviewing the science she started recommending it to patients.